Octocoral canopy metrics (mean height, density, and closure) in St. John, US Virgin Islands in March of 2019

Girard, John; Edmunds, Peter J.

Octocoral canopy metrics (mean height, density, and closure) in St. John, US Virgin Islands in March of 2019

Date

2023-05-24

Authors

Girard, John
Edmunds, Peter J.

Date Created

2023-03-21

Location

St. John, US Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands, St. John: 18.318, -64.7253
westlimit: -64.7252; southlimit: 18.3096; eastlimit: -64.7186; northlimit: 18.3154

DOI

10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.892293.1

Abstract

These data represent the octocoral canopy metrics (mean height, density, and closure) in quadrats (1 m2) where light regimes were quantified. Surveys took place at the Yawzi Point (~8-m depth) and East Cabritte (~9-m depth) sites in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands during March of 2019. These data were collected as part of an NSF Coral Reef Time Series, Virgin Islands: Long-term coral reef community dynamics in the Virgin Islands National Park and were published in Girard and Edmunds (2023). For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/892293

Description

Dataset: Octocoral Sensus Data for Light Quadrats at Yawzi Point and East Cabritte sites in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands

Citation

Girard, J., & Edmunds, P. J. (2023). Octocoral canopy metrics (mean height, density, and closure) in St. John, US Virgin Islands in March of 2019 (Version 1) [Data Set]. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). https://doi.org/10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.892293.1

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